The OT Calls Back

The school OT called back yesterday about Seth. She had gone into his classroom for a while on Wednesday to observe him. She said she did not see him shake when she was there, which means that he does not have a neurological problem. Her guess was anxiety, which makes sense--I see him tremble when he is intent, excited or nervous. I think we'll see him calm down as he matures. She also said she felt like his handwriting was in the normal range for his age/grade.

She also mentioned that he is very squirmy (surprise!). She said she thought for sure he was not absorbing anything the teacher was saying, but then he was able to answer questions when they were asked. She recommended that perhaps he should sit on a bouncy ball or a squishy cushion in order to work out some of that energy. She also mentioned that they could put a gigantic rubber band around the bottom of his chair legs that he could kick at while he sits. Seth sat on a ball last year from time to time, and I told her that worked well. But I also said, any of those options would be good (if I was a first grader and saw one of my classmates sitting on a ball, I'd want one too--and that could be a bit distracting).

All in all, Seth is just Seth--active, excited, intense, high-strung...nothing new here. I'm just glad we don't have anything to worry about.